Re: DHCP & BOOTP in WIn NT

Richard Letts <R.J.Letts@salford.ac.uk> Thu, 05 September 1996 16:53 UTC

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Subject: Re: DHCP & BOOTP in WIn NT
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Kathikeyan Suresh wrote....
> 
> Hi All!
> I have configured a Window NT system tosend DHCP request
> to get an IP address, We don't have a DHCP server but do have
> a BOOTP server. Will the Bootp server pick this request
> up and assign the IP address given to this Win NT system
> I'll very much appreciate your answers to 

no. Microsoft's DHCP clients do not understand BOOTP replies.

Richard Letts  
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